Day 4 "You Are Beautiful"
Good Morning Beauties!
You're doing great! On this 7th day of meeting with God, I pray you already see the beginning of transformation. He is so worthy of our time, our love, and our lives.
In conducting a Bible search this morning, it would seem the Bible contradicts the idea of beauty. Physical beauty is appreciated in the Bible. Throughout the book of Song of Solomon, the Bridegroom describes the beauty of His Bride in great detail. He often greets her with, "Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful!" Inner beauty is also commended as in 1 Peter 3:3-4, "Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious."
So which is it, outer or inner? I believe it's both. I believe the heart of a person shines through their eyes and their countenance, and their whole being. We all know Jesus is beautiful. His unfailing love flows out of Him, and He is the perfect example of beauty. Here's how the Bible describes His physical appearance in Isaiah 53, "For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." Selah.
What is God speaking to you about the Truth of your beauty?
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.”